AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd.
Basic information
- Head office
- Japan
- Chief executive
- Shō Ota
- Capital
- Employees (non-consolidated)
- Employees (consolidated)
- Start date
- 1916-01-01
- End date
Websites
Business
High-performance ceramics (fine ceramics)Manufacture, development, and sale of electric casting refractory materialsDesign, construction, and operational support of facilities using refractory materialsRefractory material manufacturingFine ceramics businessEngineering-enabled solution provision
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History
1916: Started production of bonded refractory materials at AGC Glass Co., Ltd. Amagasaki plant
1932: First production of electric casting refractory materials in Japan at Amagasaki plant
1947: First production of alumina cement in Japan at AGC Glass Research Institute
1969: Started concentrated production of electric casting, bonded, and unshaped refractory materials at Takasago plant
1980: Started production of fine ceramics at Takasago plant
1991: Acquired AGC Pablico Co., Ltd.
1993: Established Zibo AGC Electro-Melting Materials Co., Ltd. (Shandong Province, China)
2002: AGC Glass's ceramic division became a separate company and established AGC Glass Ceramics Co., Ltd.
2002: Took a capital stake in Zibo Ceramic Refractory Materials Co., Ltd. (Shandong Province, China)
2007: Renamed company to AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd. to commemorate AGC Glass Co., Ltd.'s 100th anniversary
2011: Established Yixing AGC Industrial Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Province, China)
2013: Established AGC Ceramics Singapore Co., Ltd. (Singapore)
2016: 100th anniversary of the ceramics business
Started 3D printer business in 2017
20th anniversary of AGC Ceramics in 2022
Established a joint venture for 3D printer business in Jiangnan Province, China in 2022
110th anniversary of Ceramics business in 2026
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